SUGAR COOKIES
Holli Eves

1 ½ c. sugar
1 c. shortening
3 eggs (beaten)
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder
2 tsp pure lemon extract (opt)
5 ½ c flour
1 c. butter milk
mix sugar shortening eggs and vanilla. Cream together, add flour and butter milk
stir well. Chill for 3 hours or overnight
bake @ 375 for 6 to 8 minutes.

BROWNIE COOKIES
½ c. oil
12 T. cocoa
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2t. vanilla
½ t salt
2 t. baking powder
2 c. flour
Mix together, refrigerate 45 minutes. Roll into balls and dip in powdered sugar. Bake@350 for 10 minutes.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE OATMEAL BARS

1 c. butter, divided
2 c. packed brown sugar
2 eggs
4 t. vanilla
2 ½ c. flour
1 t. baking soda
3 c. quick oats
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 c. semi sweet choc. Chips
1 c. sliced almonds
Heat oven to 350*, set aside 2 T. butter. Beat the remaining butter in large bowl on medium speed of mixer for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar; beat until combined. Beat in eggs and 2 tsp. vanilla. Stir together flour and baking soda, stir in oats. Gradually stir flour mixture into beaten mixture. Combine reserved 2 T. butter, milk and chocolate chips in saucepan. Cook over low until chocolate melts. Stir occasionally. Remove from heat, stir in ¾ c. almonds and 2 t. vanilla. Press 2/3 of oat mixture into bottom of ungreased jelly roll pan. Spread chocolate over oats . put remaining oats over chocolate sprinkle with remaining almonds. Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

SUGAR COOKIES

1 c. sugar
1 c. powdered sugar
1 c. butter
1 c. oil
2 t. vanilla
1 t. almond (optional)
4 ½ c flour
1 t. soda
2 eggs
1 t. cream of tarter
Combine , drop on cookie sheet. Use bottom of a glass dipped in sugar to flatten. Bake at 350* for 10-12 minutes.

SNICKERDOODLES

3 ¾ c. flour
½ t. soda
½ t. cream of tarter
1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
¼ c. milk
1 t vanilla
Cinnamon mixture:
3 T. sugar
1 t. salt

Sift dry ingredients, beat butter and add remaining ingredients. Combine with dry ingredients. Form into balls. Roll in cinnamon and sugar. Bake on greased cookie sheet @ 375 * for 8 minutes.

LEMON BARS

2 c. flour
1 c. butter
½ c. powdered sugar
½ t. salt
4 eggs, beaten
2 c. sugar
½ t. bakingpowder
4 T. lemon juice
4 T. flour
grated rind of 1 lemon

Cream and spread in greased and floured 8x11 pan (floured), the first 4 ingredients and bake @ 3508 for 20 minutes.
Combine the rest of the ingredients and pour over hot crust. Return to oven and bake again for 24 min Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE BARS
1 ¼ c. butter Joy Edwards
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 t. vanilla
2 c. flour
¾ c. cocoa
1 t. baking soda
½ t. salt
1 pkg. peanut butter chips
Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs and vanilla, blend well. Combine flour. Cocoa, soda, and salt. Gradually blend into creamed mixture. Stir in peanut butter chips. Spread into a 9x13 pan. Bake @ 350* for 20 – 25 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER CRUNCH BALLS
2 c. peanut butter Joy Edwards
½ c. butter
3 ½ c. powdered sugar
3 c. rice cereal
2 c. chocolate chips
1 8 oz. plain chocolate bar

melt peanut butter and butter together, sift sugar over cereal and stir into peanut butter mixture. Form into balls and dip in melted chocolate. Let stand for several hors in wax paper
*melt chocolate over double broiler

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER SQUARES
1 c. peanut butter Joy Edwards
1 c. chocolate chips
½ c. butter
1 10 oz bag mini marshmellows
2 c. rice cereal.
combine first 2 ingredients in bowl and microwave for 2 minutes. stir in marshmallows and cereal. refeigerate til firm.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1 pkg. Devils food cake mix (Betty Crocker is best)
½ c. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
½ c. chopped nuts. (opt.)
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Beat half of the dry cake mix, butter, vanilla, and eggs in a large bowl on medium until smooth. Stir in rest of cake mix, nuts and chocolate chips. Drop by round teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake @ 350 * for 10 to 12 minutes. Centers will be soft. Makes about 5 doze cookies

PUMPKIN COOKIES

PUMPKIN COOKIES


1 can pumpkin (small)
1 spice cake mix
1 c. mini chocolate chips

Mix all together bake @ 350 * for 10 min.

PEANUT BUTTER BARS

PEANUT BUTTER BARS
1 c. butter
2/3 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ c. peanut butter
1 c. flour
1 c. oatmeal
¼ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 ½ tsp vanilla
Mix all together and press in a sheet cake pan. Bake @ 350 * for 20 min. cool.
Spread
1 cup peanut butter then
1 cup or 1 pkg. of milk chocolate frosting on top.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
½ c. shortening
½ c butter
1 ¼ c. brown sugar
1 ¼ c. sugar
1 c. peanut butter
Cream together, then add
2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
2 ¼ to 2 ½ c. flour
Mix well, add
1 pkg. peanut butter chip or a mix of peanut butter chocolate chips
Bake@350* for 12 – 15 minutes

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (Jills)

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
(JILLS)
1 ½ c sugar
1 ½ c brown
4 eggs
2 c. shortening
Cream together, then add
1 TBS. water
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. soda
5 c. flour
Chocolate chips
Nuts (opt.)
Bake @ 375* for 9 – 10 minutes

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
(JOY’S)
¾ c. shortening (Butter flavor)
¾ c. butter
1 c. dark brown sugar
1 c. light brown sugar
½ c. sugar
Cream together then add
2 TBS vanilla
3 eggs
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking soda
4 c. flour
Chocolate chips
Nuts (opt.)

Bake @ 350* 14 min. Let set on cookie sheet until completely cooled.

NO BAKE COOKIES

No Bake Cookies

2 c. sugar
3 T. cocoa
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. butter
1 t. vanilla
2 c. quick oats
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Mix sugar & cocoa in saucepan, add milk. Mix well & boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat & add peanut butter, butter, vanilla & oats.
Mix well for a couple of minutes & drop by spoonfuls on wax paper. Store in air tight container.